September 15, 1961 - Members of the East German Volkspolizei, also called Vops, guard the barbed wire fence that separates East and West Berlin. East Germany began erecting the fence as well as building a wall in August in an attempt to stop their citizens from fleeing to the West.

September 15, 1961 - Members of the East German Volkspolizei, also called Vops, guard the barbed wire fence that separates East and West Berlin. East Germany began erecting the fence as well as building a wall in August in an attempt to stop their citizens from fleeing to the West.

September 15, 1961 - Members of the East German Volkspolizei, also called Vops, guard the barbed wire fence that separates East and West Berlin. East Germany began erecting the fence as well as building a wall in August in an attempt to stop their citizens from fleeing to the West.